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    Isabelle驱动的搜索树类算法建模及自动化验证

    Isabelle-Driven Modeling and Automated Verification of Search Tree Algorithms

    • 摘要: 搜索树类算法广泛应用于数据库索引、编译器设计、文件系统等领域,其功能正确性验证是保障软件可靠性的关键环节。然而,传统开发流程存在两个主要问题:首先,算法设计常缺乏严格的数学建模,导致正确性验证停留于经验层面;其次,现有验证方法多依赖手工证明或交互式定理证明工具,随着算法规模的扩大,验证复杂度呈指数级增长。为解决上述问题,提出了Isabelle驱动的搜索树类算法建模及自动化验证方法。该方法基于经过形式化验证的函数式建模库,构建了涵盖搜索树类结构的模块化建模策略,并设计了形式化规约自动合成算法代码框架。开发者仅需补充少量函数表达式,即可实现完整的算法。此外,开发了可复用的验证引理库,并通过自动化分块验证策略有效降低了验证成本。进一步地,提出了函数式可执行程序生成方法。通过典型案例实验验证,结果表明本方法显著降低了验证成本。与交互式验证方法相比,代码行数和人工占比分别平均减少了88.60%、61.51%;与生成式AI加交互式验证方法相比,代码行数和人工占比分别平均减少了88.09%、41.76%。该框架为特定领域复杂数据结构算法的形式化验证提供了系统性且高度自动化的解决方案,同时为生成正确的函数式可执行程序提供了可行路径与方法保障。

       

      Abstract: Search tree algorithms are widely used in areas such as database indexing, compiler design, and file systems, where the functional correctness of these algorithms is a critical factor in ensuring software reliability. However, traditional development process face two major challenges: first, algorithm design often lacks rigorous mathematical modeling, causing correctness verification to remain at an empirical level; second, existing verification approaches heavily rely on manual or interactive theorem proving, making the verification complexity grow exponentially with increasing algorithm scale. To address the above issues, an Isabelle-driven method for modeling and automated verification of search tree algorithms is proposed, This method builds on a formally verified functional modeling library to construct a modular modeling strategy that supports various search tree structures, and introduces a formal specification–driven framework for automatically synthesizing algorithmic code. Developers are required to supply only minimal functional expressions to complete the implementation. In addition, a reusable lemma library has been developed to support an automated block-wise verification strategy, significantly reducing verification costs. Furthermore, a method for generating functional executable programs is proposed. Experimental evaluation using a representative case study demonstrates that the proposed method substantially reduces verification costs. Compared to interactive verification approaches, the average reductions in code size and manual effort are 88.60% and 61.51%, respectively; compared with generative AI plus interactive verification methods, the average reductions in code size and manual effort are 88.09% and 41.76%, respectively. Overall, the proposed framework provides a systematic and highly automated solution for the formal verification of complex data structure algorithms in specific domains, while also offering a feasible pathway and methodological support for generating correct functional executable programs.

       

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